Guatemala vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female

Guatemala
7.95 years
in 2019
Lao People's Democratic Republic
7.9 years
in 2019
Guatemala rank
152nd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
153rd

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Guatemala
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
02468199620072019

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 7.95 years against 7.9 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Guatemala ranks 152nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 153rd of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 6.24 years 6.3 years 0.055 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 7.82 years 6.63 years 1.19 years Guatemala
2010s 8.24 years 8.19 years 0.0533 years Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, Guatemala or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Guatemala, at 7.95 years against 7.9 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between Guatemala and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.05 years, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Guatemala and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
Guatemala ranks 152nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 153rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.